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Chart based on 60 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2008 Toyota Sienna 4dr Minivan, ext.
266-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed automatic FWD
133000 mi
US $90
Cooling was poor
49000 mi
Replaced rear low pressure AC lines and o-rings.
42000 mi
Climate control circuit board. System wasn't automatically switching from recirc to outside air as the interior cooled down. Earlier attempted reprogramming. This time found bad circuit board.
130000 mi
US $100
air conditioner not cold - blowing warm air
152000 mi
US $120
Interior lights will not shut off. Took to dealer and they couldn't figure it out. Said they would have to tear apart the dashboard to diagnose further. That was an additional $1300. I declined and instead just shut the lights off manually.
156000 mi
US $350
a/c Heater Blend Fan actuator relay went bad.
163700 mi
US $13
Battery replaced under warranty. Total cost: $12.95
84000 mi
No AC on drivers side.
132700 mi
US $60
factory battery died
70680 mi
C $500
Rear AC lines rusted through. Rear unit disconnected from system, lines capped off and system recharged. Van now only had AC in the dash vents, no longer in the rear.
86800 mi
C $1000
New battery
92380 mi
Refill freon in AC after it wasn’t working well.
105000 mi
drivers side blend door continuously cycling- removed motor/actuator housing, opened it and lubed gears.
134000 mi
US $630
replaced alternator, bad bearing, loud squeek horn did not work
56000 mi
Tire pressure warning light would flash for a minute or so then stay on continuously
134000 mi
US $500
AC stopped cooling. Shop investigated problem and discovered that the coolant line in the passenger side rear wheelwell were badly corroded and the fittings were leaking. This van has the rear AC unit. Shop was able to get the fittings apart and replace the gaskets. Alternate repair was to replace the entire line set and rear AC for substantially more money. The replaced gaskets seem to have fixed the problem for now.
39000 mi
US $69
Key fob remote lost its program.
19000 mi
Blower noise
19000 mi
Ordered new radio.
19000 mi
Installed new radio.
1000 mi
Starter was not disengaging after car started and it would continue to crank for a few seconds. Dealer could not replicate.
15500 mi
replaced radio
26040 mi
all controls on the radio would become inoperative intermittently, display will show unreadable characters and symbols (all garbled up) the radio controls on the steering wheel OK all the time
69300 mi
US $145
AC recharge
22000 mi
stereo LCD screen would be blank, had to replace the stereo
8000 mi
Radio controls & display will sometimes stop working.
33700 mi
interior light sometimes doesn't come on when it should
187860 mi
C $1000
Diode was preventing card to start. It was hard to diagnose the problem, but the parts were cheap.
86000 mi
added refrigerant and oil ( with seal conditioner) to fix no a/c compressor problem low tire air pressure light on, air pressure checks good with gauge
91000 mi
US $50
added more refrigerant and oil to a/c
176500 mi
US $9
added one can of refrigerant. Van has a small leak at rear fender well. I clean road grime from connection every tire rotation.
191000 mi
US $5
added one more can of refridgerant
262000 mi
US $30
replace alternator for slop in bearing. Rebuilt Toyota alt was $350. Replaced front heater blower motor. Intermittently would stop working on all fan speeds
294100 mi
"fuel door open" light always on. not very bright. Just going to live with it.
319000 mi
Disassemble and clean aux in Jack for not selecting aux when my mp3 was plugged in.
Thus is a common Toyota issue.
328000 mi
US $6
Aux Jack cleaning only fixed the problem of not being select AUX for a couple of weeks. I soldered 2k ohm resister on jack circuit board. It will now select AUX with or without a plug inserted.
20000 mi
The key remote quit working they said they had to reprogram the remote. It works fine now.
26000 mi
Controls for Radio / 6-disk CD changer failed to operate, other than volume control.
93800 mi
US $46
Tire pressure sensor was replaced in one of the tires.
33000 mi
...and the radio had an intermittent glitch, the display would occasionally go blank.
Power outlets in front stopped working. Replaced fuse
149000 mi
US $1800
Alternator
291000 mi
US $50
new high beam headlights
320000 mi
US $166
no freon in system. Added leak finder and freon
24000 mi
Front passenger seat power switch was sticking, then stopped working. Part ordered and replaced on subsequent visit. Switch on the LH sliding door that turns the dome light on when the door is open was sticking. Part ordered and replaced at subsequent visit. Switch on the LH sliding door that turns the dome light on when the door is open was sticking. Part ordered at prior visit and replaced at this visit. Front passenger seat power switch was sticking, then stopped working. Part ordered at prior visit and replaced during this visit.
32000 mi
Half of front passenger seat does not recline. The airbag sensor in this seat is also giving errors, implying that someone is in the seat unbuckled when the seat is completely empty.
32500 mi
Front passenger seat frame and motor replaced under warranty.
35000 mi
Passenger seatbelt alarm would go off when the seat was empty. Dealer could not duplicate in first trip, fixed in second trip.
52000 mi
TPMS sensor had to be replaced. Dealer may have damaged it during an earlier tire installation, so they agreed to provide parts and labor for free, despite the vehicle being out of warranty.
43800 mi
US $1500
Battery replacement, but wore out after only 24 months
92000 mi
US $300
Baffle that directs the airflow and controls mix of hot and cold air failed, and both a/c and heat were not working.
103800 mi
A/c recharge to hunt for a problem. Put dye in system. Not holding Freon. They refilled it and put dye in to find the leak.
130000 mi
US $400
Valve that controls the max of hot and cold failed $300 part.
16800 mi
Battery died for 5th time. Sat in car with radio on for about 15 minutes then could not start. Battery died 5 times. Had them replace it.
19000 mi
Battery keeps failing. Dealer claims there is nothing wrong with it.
20000 mi
US $1000
Left rear power door stopped working - previously it had intermittent problems which the dealer could not reproduce. Motor was bad and was replaced. Also, battery died while at dealer and was replaced. Previously dealer could not reproduce
31300 mi
US $85
Batter died prematurely for the second time
79000 mi
driver and passenger air mix servos replaced. blower motor replaced.
90000 mi
Passenger sliding door release actuator replaced under service contact
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